Improvement in window-screens



F. N. JOHNSON.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

No.185,681. Patented Dec.26, 1876.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEk FRANK N. JOHNSON, OF LYONS, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WINDOW-SCREENS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,681, dated December26, 1876; application filed July 8, 1876.

To all whom it may conce/rn:

Be it known that I, F. N. J OHNSON, of Lyons, in the county of Clintonand State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inScreen -Frames; and l do hereby declare that the followin gis a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line va: of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line y of Fig. 1.

My invention relates to the construction of screen-frames, ashereinafter described.

A A and B B represent the rails and stiles of the frame, made withgrooves to receive the edges of the wire-cloth C, which is fastened inthe grooves by the tongues F pressed into the grooves by the side of thewire-cloth. The rails are made thick enough to nearly fill the sashspace, and are cut out at the ends the full size of the sti1es,so thatwhen framed and fastened together the plain sides of the rails are iiushwith the sides of the stiles, which, when the screen is in place in thewindow, are held close to the stop or check rail of the windowcasing. Erepresents a fly, hinged to the lower rail, and covering an openingbetween the lower ends of the Stiles of sucient size to admit the handof a person to open or close the window-blinds, Without removing thescreen.

Screens to be used on the out side of a door are made with projectingends d of the rails, which act in the place of stops on the casing ofthe door.

moldings are cut out to receive the stiles, as

shown in the drawings, and the rail-pieces and stile-pieces, with thetongues inserted, are nished with paint, oil, or varnish, ready to becut into proper lengths, and framed to suit any required size screen.

The wire-cloth, being cut the required size, is inserted in the groovesofthe rails and stiles, and fastened by the tongues pressed into thegrooves by the side of the cloth, and by the wire staples c, which aredriven into the back part of the rails and stiles, and through thetongues and wire cloth, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, securelyholding the cloth and tongues in the grooves, and the cloth is stretchedtaut and smooth in pressing the rails land stiles to their places, wherethey are fastened by screws b.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. Ascreen frame, having its joints formed by the unnotched stiles B B',fitted and fastened in the notches of the rails A A', the full width andthickness ot' the Stiles, substantially as described and shown.

2. A screen-frame, having projecting ends d, to serve as stops,substantially as described.

3. In a screen-frame, the hinged dy E, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK NORD JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

W. W. SANBORN, L. T. SLoAN.

